Jay-Z: A Master Of Occult Wisdom?

The Blueprint III is great, as is this article from NPR. oh, and Rihanna in this vid. She's also great. Swagga much?

If you don't put it on hella thick; nobody's gonna take you seriously

It's a fine science. The science of chola girls.

Working in the hood

has its merits. Aside from dodging crackheads in the street (literally), you get to see busted water valves spewing vast amounts of water into 3rd street. It was friggin massive.
Just another Wednesday in HP. No big deal.

On the roof of the Met

NYC was fun. Lots of park action (Central, Washington Square, High Line...) The weather was ideal. But it's definitely always good to be back home and in your own bed. Next trip will def be somewhere with palm trees, lots of white sand, and (hopefully) not much else.

Show me how you get down

can't stop

The Top (Music Video) from Francis and the Lights on Vimeo.

watching this.

I heart NYC

In 24 hours, I'll be well on my way to NYC! Our flight leaves at friggin 6:45 in the AM, so we'll have the afternoon and night to live it up. I love NYC for many many reasons, mostly because it never ever sleeps and you pretty much feel as though you have your finger on the pulse of life when walking anywhere in the Five Burroughs.

I tend to consistently hit a few key spots whenever I go to NYC, like the MoMA, Flying A (great shop on SOHO), the Guggenheim, sometimes the Met, The Cub Room, and Central Park.

On this particular trip, I also really wanna see the new Kehinde Wiley show at Deitch (conveniently opening the night we arrive!) and their meth lab explosion show, which I have heard is amazing. Oh, and definitely the Os Gemeos mural on Houston and Bowry. My last trip there last October was one of the best ever so I predict an ever better trip will ensue this year. I already feel energized just thinking about the Big Apple. Lets see what kinda trouble I can get into...